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Unless you're truly broke, I suggest you buy more than you absolutely need. Shipping will probably be about the same and you'll have metal for future projects. I would at LEAST buy enough to do the

Have you looked at McMaster-Carr? https://www.mcmaster.com/ ralphie

I did find two places online that were pretty reasonable (compared to ebay/metals online stores/amazon). inchofmetal.com wanted $14 for a 2x2x2 cube of cold rolled 1018 with $10 shipping.

Another thing if ya look at the mail order , find out where the weight price changes? Ya may be able to get more material for down the road for the same amount of freight . Like sports ya get one

Sounds to me like yer welder guy may be a source for cutoff's from other projects . I live in the sticks too but I'm only @ a 50 minute drive from Reno & there's several metal sellers there . I

I've got to start thinking before I hit "Send." Take a look on Amazon too. If you have Amazon Prime, you can often get metal there with free shipping. Mike Taglieri

I forgot to respond to your question! I recommend steel or cast iron. The forces aren't high enough for aluminum to suddenly fail during use, but the places where you put in screws, etc., will

I used a block of steel that was a little lower than the compound (which many people think was made too high). But I made mine swivel, so I can vary the location of the tool and somewhat compensate

Do you need steel? Would aluminum work? The amount of force you intend to apply to the block determines the strength needed.

Consider junked auto parts as a source! You can probably find something out of a front wheel suspension on a RWD car that'll yield a big enough piece. Roy

I recently decided to do the same thing but decided to use cast iron for it's properties. Of course I didn't have a piece big enough and wound up on line. No joke, a 3 inch square hunk of cast iron

Nobody locally. Nearest two cities are 60-90 minutes away in opposite directions. I'm sure somebody there sells steel, but finding one that's open to the public, will sell small quantities, and is

A36 is some tougher to machine than 1018 .DO you have any steel sellers in yer area ? animal

I tend to machine whatever I have on hand or can scrounge. I'd like to make a riser block to replace the compound slide.? I figure something like a 2x2x2 cube of steel would be pretty close - I just

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Even though I have a hard time playing these days my guitar stable will be where I can see them till its time for my kids to argue over who gets which one . I had a couple of offers to get a couple

One of the best decisions I made was to buy my new 1957 D-28.? It keeps going up in value, but that makes no difference.? I'll never sell it! ralphie

Just think the last time your mini lathe broke a tap. https://youtu.be/5m0KoMFv434 Tap begone Dave

They can make good quality stuff in Chinea, if you are willing to pay for it. Have you ever seen the inside on an Apple Mac notebook? Most other companies will laminate a very thin layer of metal over

ya ever see the movie " the mouse that roared " they show a way around that animal